Nils Lahr

Lahr worked at CNNfn, a financial news channel when it did the world's first streaming broadcast and built first fully digital studio. He was the webmaster of the team. In 1996, he also said to InfoWorld magazine that the only way for companies to get their content on the internet is through making it easy to find.[5][6] During his career at CNNfn, he created the first automated stock ticker for TV.

Lahr joined Microsoft in 1996, after leaving CNNfn, and helped as a founding member of its streaming media division. Prior to joining Microsoft he worked for VXtreme and developed streaming media solutions which were later bought by Microsoft and were essential in the development of Windows Media Player and MPEG4.

In 2020, Lahr's co-founded venture, Orions Systems, known for its AI vision system, was acquired by Microsoft. This acquisition marked a significant enhancement in the capabilities of Dynamics 365. With the integration of Orions Systems, it has become a major AI element within Microsoft's ecosystem, further emphasizing Lahr's influential contributions to Microsoft's advancements in artificial intelligence.[7]

Lahr co-founded iBEAM Broadcasting Corporation in April 1998. He later served as its Chief Scientist and, from May to mid-2021, as its CTO. Under Lahr's leadership, iBEAM Broadcasting became a significant player in the streaming and media industry. The company was eventually acquired by Williams Communications.

Youbetme is a California based social betting platform, that enables users to bet via their website or their IOS app.[8] It was founded by Jason Neubauer and Justin Jarman in 2011 and the technological services were provided by Nils Lahr, he is also the CTO of the company.[9][10] May 2016 OrionsWave was assigned the intellectual property and software of Challenged and YouBetMe.[11]

Lahr is the co-founder and CTO of Synergy Sports Technology. The company provides statistical reports and associated video clips to the NBA coaches[12] and also works for college teams.[13][14] Nils Lahr architected and developed the initial platform and all the streaming solutions for the company.[15]

In 2021, Synergy Sports, recognized as the market leader in data and video analytics in the U.S. College and Professional sports space, was acquired by Sportradar, a global provider of sports data intelligence and sport entertainment solutions. This acquisition further emphasized Synergy Sports' prominence in the industry, with its innovative automated sports technology solutions being utilized by major sports organizations globally. Synergy Sports was created in 2020 by merging Atrium Sports, Synergy Sports Technology, and Keemotion into one company, offering a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge automated technology solutions serving teams, leagues, and federations worldwide. The company has established partnerships with the NBA, MLB, and FIBA and serves over 4000 clients globally.[16]

He worked with David Caruso,[17] around ideas on how to bring production concepts into the digital world sooner for promotional reasons. They helped influence how some very large and early Hollywood projects promoted themselves online, such as the first and second Iron Man movies. They had a significant impact in a short time, changing how movies used the Internet to promote themselves long before the release date.[18]

Orions Systems

Lahr co-founded Orions Systems, a company known for its AI vision system, which was later acquired by Microsoft to enhance the capabilities of Dynamics 365.[19]